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INVENTOR BED 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 18,

IIILII f' JAM w Feb. 23 ma. 1,574,696

l c. A. ROBERTS BED Filed Jan. 1e. 1924 3 shees-sheet 2 INVENTOR Feb, 23 ,1925, 1,574,696

C. A. ROBERTS y BED Filed Jan. 18, 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Feb. 23, 1926.

l UNITED STATES CHARLES A. ROBERTS, 0F BUTTE, MONTANA.

BED.

Application led January 18, 1924. Serial No. 687,132.

To all whom t may con-ocra.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. Ronnu'rs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Butte, in the county of Silver Bow and State of Montana, have invented new and -useful Improvements in Beds, of which the following is a specificationv This invention relates to a folding camp bed the general object of the invention being to so form the parts of the bed that it may be folded into a compact bundle and thus be easily carried about in an automobile and the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved means for holding the canvas sheet in stretched condition on the bec A further object of the invention is to provide means for converting the bed into a table or a stool.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter` fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the bed.

Figure 2 is a side View.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan View', with parts in section of one of the tripods and showing portions of the frame connected therewith.

Figure 4L is a section on line ure 3.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure 1. L

Figure 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a sectional view through one of the legs for supporting the sides of the bed.

Figure 8 is a view of one end of one of the end rails.

Figure 9 is an edge view of the central part of said rail.

Figure 10 is a view of the central bracing member.

Figure 11 is a View of a chair.

Figure 12 is a plan view of a table with parts broken away.V

/t-- of Fig- Figure 13 is a section on line 13-13 of Figure 12.

Figure 14 is a view of the cover for the parts.

Figure 15 is a view of the cover in folded position and enclosing the parts.

In these views, 1 indicatesthe end rails of the bed and 2 the side rails thereof. The end rails are each formed of a pair of sections of flat material which are hingedly connected together, as shown at 3, so that the two sections can be folded one upon the other. The side rails 2 are each formed of a pair of sections of rounded material which are connected together by the buggy standard type of hinge i which prevents the abutting ends of the sections to be moved downwardly beyond a horizontal position though permitting them to be moved upwardly so that the two sections can be folded together. A pin 5 and a chain 6 prevent this upward movement of the sections when the pin is in place. The corners of the frame formed by the end and side rails are supported by the tripods 7, each of which consists of a fiat member or base 8 having the ears Q and the screwthreaded tubular part 10 on its underside and a slot -11 passing through it. This slot receives the ends of the end rails and the tubular part 10 the screw threaded ends of the side rails. The end rails are provided with notches 12 to receive the pins 13 for holding them in the tripods. The ears 9 pivotally support the telescoping legs 14 hy means of the bolts 15. -The inner part 16 of each leg is held in adjusted position by the set screw 17. The side rails are also supported by the telescopic legs 18 which have tubular parts 19 at their upper ends for receiving portions of the side rails and these tubular parts are clamped to the side rails by the set screws 20. A bracing member 21 is provided for the center of the bed and this member is formed of two sections hinged together at 22 and has its ends bent at right angles and provided with hooks, as shown at 23, the hoolrs engaging the side rails. By bending the ends of the bracing member the body thereof is spaced from the canvas strip 24; of the bed. This canvas sheet 24 has its ends hemmed to receive the bars 25, two of which are placed in each hem so that the sheet can be folded with the end rails. Coil springs 26 have their ends passing lll() llO through holes foi-ined in the endA rails and through eyelets 27 which connect the ends of the sheet with the bars 25. loolrs 28 are fastened to the side eadges oli the sheet and engage the side rails. @ne of the end rails is provided with handles 29 ior 'facilitating the assembling of the parts.

From the foregoing it will he seen the sheet is held in stretched condition i it may he stretched by rotating` the sire hars which have their ends threaded opposite directions so that when the hars are turned the tripods are moved away from each other and thus the end ra i will stretch the sheet. i'he supporting for the sheet is iriinly siippoi'ted hy 'the Y i 2l at the center thereof. The entire (..eviee can he e folded at its longitudinal ce i transverse cento so that it Will oeciipj, little space when not in liy ha the legs of the tripods pivoted to the has thereof, these legs can he ioided when hed is not in use.

rlhe tripods can also he iis^d for supporting a seat and hack, shown in Figure ll, Where the seat 30 is detachahly connected With the tripod by a spring clip 8l having one part passing through the slot in the hase of the tripod. The hack 32 is hinged to the seat so it can he telden and the movement of this back is limited hy the straps 38 which connect the hach With the seat.

l also provide means for using the sid rails and the tripods to support tablV top, as shown in Figure l2. ln this iieurl the table top is shown at 'i n (afi and it consist" of a plurality of slats 35 encased hy a cover 36 so that the top can be tolded into a compact bundle when not in use. Hooks 3'? are pivot-ed to the edges of the top and are arranged to engage the side. rails of the hed, as shown in Figure l also provide a cover 88 for the various parts or' the device Which'is provided with the pockets 39 to receive said parts and then the cover with the parts therein is roiled into a bundle and fastened together h the stra )s and buckles e() as shown in V a Figure lo.

Thus it Will be seen that l have orovided simple means for quickly and easily formino a hed a number oi chairs or a tahle With means whereby the various parts can he rolled up in a cover so that they can be cai-rief in an automobile or stored.

By having the means for stretching the canvas sheet a comfortable hed is provided as the sheet will not sag under the Weight of the user.

It is thought from the riforegoing description that the advantages and novel .teaf tures of my invention Will he readily apparent.

l desire it to be understood that I may inalie changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several pai-ts, providedk that such changes tall Within the scope oi the appended claims.

7What I claim is l. A camp hed comprising` a rectangular :ti-aine consisting oi side pieces and end pieces, a support at each corner of the traine, each support being oi' tripod iorin and consisting of a hase to Which three legs are each pivoted, said base having means by which it is connected to the adjacent free end of end piece and other means by which it is connected to the adjacent free end of a side piece.

2. A device oi the class described coinprising a rectangular traine consisting oi side and end parts, a tripod at each corner oit the frame having foldahle legs7 each tripod having a threaded hole* therein tor receiving a threaded end of the side'parts of the frame, and means tor detaehahly connecting the end parts of the frame With the tripods. A

3. A camp hed comprising a rectangular frame consisting of a and a pair ot sectional foldahle side rails, supporting tripods at each corner oi the frame detachably connected to ends oi adjacent side rails and adjacent end rails, and a telescopic leg adjustaloly connected to each section of the side rails.

4. A tripod having a slot in-its base adapted to receive and support the end oi the side rail of a cot, a seat having a projection thereon for engaging the slot and a hack hinged to the seat.

5. A device of the class described coinprising a traine, tripods detachably connected with the ends of the frame, a table top, means for detachahly connecting the saine with the side rails of the traine to form a table,v achair seat7 and means 'for detachably connectingthe saine with one of the tripods to orin a chair. i

In testimony whereof l affix niy signature.

CHARLES A.. Renners.'

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